The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
ESTABLISHED IN 1865.
MORE RAILROAD RACKET.
What the Edgefeld Papers Have to
Say Of the Great Three C's and
the Consolidation.
Ednefeld AdrertiSer

We understand that A. j. Norris,
ESQ, of our village, one of the dele
gates and stockholders made a strong
fight to have guarantee as to time
for commencing work and completing
the line, but that he was out voted
1t seems that Senator Butler opposed
the exaction of any terms from the
big fish which was to swallow u.s. and
that the great majority of the stock
holders put their faith in his judg'
ment and also left the responsibility
with him, where We are all willing to
leave it. It is rumored around town
that work will be commenced at this
end of the line, simultaneously with
that at the other end, and if such ru
NOR be true, it will be all that we
have contended for. There are also
divers rumors afoat to the effect that
the route from Edgeheld to Augusta
will be changed, and that instead OF
going by Trenton, the original line
by Horns Creek will be adopted
The Three C's is working rapidly on
the main line which runs from Co.
lumbia to Blacks, and will have 1t
completed by the 10Th of September
And at that time they may pour down
upon our end the three thousand
hands which it has at present en-
ployed, and do magical work for
US in q very short time. The whole
business, however, is one about whlci
no man can reason; we can only wait
and see.
A PROMISING AND AUsFl<IoUs GoBBLE'
Edgefeld Chronicle.
The Georgia and Carolina Mid
land Railroad has been gobbled by
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chi
cago. We are glad of it, and view
it as q promising and auspicious COB
BILE. The directors and stockholders
of these two roads held their pro-
posed meeting in Columbia last week.
The result of the mceting-without
detsils-in fact there were no details
was the merging Of the Georgia
and Carolina Midland into the Three
Cs. The Georgia and Carolina
Midland has no longer separate ex'
istence. It's name is dead. Its pres
ident, attorney, engineers, secretaries,
surveyors and directors are functus
oFcio. The president, attorney and
other officials are to be paid up to
the lst of June, the first at the rate
of $500 year; the second at the
rate $4,000.
Senator Callison Initiated this
road-the Augusta and Newberry.
Soon after, President Mitchell af-
peared at it's helm. From that time
= to this, we honestly believe he has
done the very best be could-active-
", honorably, conscientiously. And
Edgefeld owes him honor, and in
some respects gratitude.
And now what is the outlook:
We are in the hands of the "Three
C's," without guarantee, almost with
out verbal promise. Very often in
life, it is good sign when men de-
cline to bind themselves by guaran'
tees. And while many Of our peo'
pie are inclined to mu. .mur, let them
ask themselves who, on their part
have done this thing. There are
Butler and Callison and Norris and
Crouch, and the stockholders ofEdge'
field; Mclaughlin and CulbreatA, OF
Newberry; Munroe, of Union; Black
of Blacks. These men are not fools,
On the contrary they are wise men
and patriots. OF course Augusta
was little grumpy in the transfer
It was natural, inasmuch as the build
ing of this road presages a time when
Augusta can no longer hold Edgs'
field in her vest pocket as she has
done for twenty-five years past, that
is, without greater effort than she has
for long time made.
Col. Mclaughlin, the hnancla
leader of Newberry, is not only hope
ful over this transfer, but absolutely
enthusiastic. He says that never be
fore has this part Of South Caroline
had so bright prospect.
And as to Senator Butler, what
has he done? Scarcely thirty days
AGO, he came hither, saying he was
delegated or authorized by the Three
Cs'' to treat with Colonel Mitchell
shout consolidation. In the mean
time he has been to New York once
and TO Cincinnati once, in the cause
When his conference in New York
failed of favorable result, be hurried
home and stirred up the authorities
rs both roads TO further effort. AnC